Sex Panic and the Punitive State

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Sex Panic and the Punitive State is written by Roger N. Lancaster and published by University of California Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0520255658 (ISBN 10) and 9780520255654 (ISBN 13).

One evening, while watching the news, Roger N. Lancaster was startled by a report that a friend, a gay male school teacher, had been arrested for a sexually based crime. The resulting hysteria threatened to ruin the life of an innocent man. In this passionate and provocative book, Lancaster blends astute analysis, robust polemic, ethnography, and personal narrative to delve into the complicated relationship between sexuality and punishment in our society. Drawing on classical social science, critical legal studies, and queer theory, he tracks the rise of a modern suburban culture of fear and develops new insights into the punitive logic that has put down deep roots in everyday American life.